A Labellised “French Presidency of the EU” event. 

The Conference is organised by AEM, supported by ANEM and Rhône-Alpes region, General Council of Haute-Savoie, Alpine Massif Committee and Commissariat de massif, Alpes-Méditerrannée Euro-region and UNCEM.

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8.30 Welcome

9.00 Opening

M. Eric Fournier, Mayor of Chamonix, regional counsellor (France)

M. Michel Charlet Vice President of General Council of Haute-Savoie (France) (tbc)

Mrs Sylvie Gillet de Thorey, Vice Presidente « Mountain and Tourism »Region Rhône-Alpes (France)

M. Michel Sappin, Préfet Région PACA

Eurorégion Alpes-Méditerranée

 

10.00 RT 1. Revitalization of a multi-level and partnership governance

The Community proposals of the Green Paper on Territorial cohesion and the proposals of Mountain representatives

Presided by Mr Michel Bouvard, member of the French Parliament, president of the Comité de massif des Alpes

Luis Durnwalder, President of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Committee of Regions (ac)

Jan Olbrycht (ac), Vice President of the Commission REGI, European Parliament

Mme. Catherine Guy-Quint, MEP

M. Luciano Caveri, Member of the Committee of Regions, Regional councillor of Valle d’Aosta, former President of AEM (Italy)

M. Miguel Angel Palacio, President of Cantabrie Parliament, Vice President of AEM

11.00 RT2. Local impact of Europe:

A factor of sustainable development of mountain territories regarding the climate change context? or a factor of instability of mountains activities regarding the economic globalisation context?

Presided by Valerio Prignachi, VicePresident delegate of UNCEM, President of the Social cohesion committee of the CLRPE-COE

M. Carlos Pinto, Mayor of Covilha ANMP (Portugal)

M. Tchavdar Roussev ANDMM (Bulgaria)

M. Jan Mokos President of ANMSM (Slovakia)

M. Olivier Bertrand, Committee of Regions

M. Patrick Salez, DG Regio(tbc)

12.30 Lunch

14.00

Mr Hubert Falco, State Secretary in charge of Spatial Planning,

French Presidency of the EU

14.30 RT3. Territorial Cooperation, International Conventions, Work Communities and Euro-regions: the need of more coherency and efficiency leading to a convergence?

Presided by Marco Onida, Alpine Convention SG,

Harald Egerer, Carpates Convention, UNEP Vienna

Mr. Luca Marttioti, delegate to the EU of Piedmont Region

Miss Florence Jacquey Technical secretariat Euroregion Pyr-Med,  

Mr. Christian Salletmaier Program :  Alpine space, Land of Salzburg

Mr. Lucio Gussetti, Committee of Regions, GECT (tbc)

Mr. François Maïtia, Vice President of Aquitaine Region , AEBR

15.30 RT4. Pertinent levels of European actions: cross-border spaces and cooperation between municipalities, represented in mountains by massifs and valleys.

Presided by Joël Giraud, Vice-president Region PACA, member of the French parliament

Mr. Patrick Dole, President of SIVOM Haute Vallée de l’Arve (France)

Mrs Eliane Giraud, President of Regional natural park of Chartreuse,  President of Agriculture and rural development commission, Regional Council Rhône-Alpes

Mr. Lionel Roucan, Vice President of Auvergne Region,  POMAC,

Mrs Claire Simon – Mr Andreas Goetz, CIPRA International, « Future in Alps »

Mr. Jean-Pierre Chomienne, Commissaire of Alps massif (France) POIA

Mr. Romano Collozzi, Assessor Lombardie Region

16.30 Conclusion:

Opportunities and needs for an efficient European strategy for mountain massifs in order to make Europe closer to citizens: the task of multi-regional massifs (cross-border and transnational) and cooperation between municipalities in valleys. : leading to a new territorial governance of the EU.

Mrs Danuta Hübner (video message), Commissionner in charge of Regional Policy EC 

Mr Jean-Jack Queyranne (tbc), President Region Rhône-Alpes (France)

Mr Enrico Borghi, President of UNCEM (Italy)

Mr Henri Nayrou, President of ANEM (France)

Mrs Mercedes Bresso, President of AEM, President Region Piedmont, member of the CoR (Italy)